Sunday, August 28, 2016

Hello Everybody!
Today you have both Autumn the Puppy AND Waxy Dragon here because, believe it or not, a lot of students either already have or are about to start a new school year!

I know Dragon School follows a more traditional calendar and resumes the day after Labor Day. Then again, we don't have as many "Teachers In Service" and other holidays during the school year that a lot of humans get. We still have the majors: Thanksgiving, Christmas/Winter/New Year's, etc.; but you get the idea.

In any event, we've put our heads together and are proud to present a nice collection of school themed jokes. Ready?

Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher?
She could not control her pupils.

WHY PUNCTUATION MATTERS.
Some people find inspiration in cooking their family and dogs.
Others find inspiration in cooking, their family, and dogs.
Use punctuation so you don't sound like a sick person!

What fish is made of two sodium atoms? 2 Na.
Sixteen sodium atoms entered a restaurant, followed by Batman.
Think about it!

Have you ever wondered about Algebra?
Y do we have to find X when Algebra keeps misplacing it?

Knock knock.
Who's there?To.
To who?
That should be "to whom".

Helium walks into a restaurant and the waiter said, "I'm sorry, but we don't serve noble gasses."
The Helium didn't react.

What did the scientist say when he found 2 isotopes of helium?
"He He."
I would make another chemistry joke, but all the good ones argon.

And on that note♫, enjoy school and LEARN!
Meanwhile, please be back next weekend for more Sunday Funnies!—AtP & wd.

Saturday, August 27, 2016

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...*A SERIES OF EARTHQUAKES HAS OCCURRED IN ITALY, WITH A CONFIRMED DEATH TOLL OF OVER 270.

*President Rodrigo Duterte might withdraw the Philippines from the United Nations after that organization has made allegations of human rights violations.
*South Korea and the United States have started their annual joint military exercises in that region, despite North Korea's warning of nuclear attack against them if the exercises commenced.
*The impeachment trial of suspended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff has officially begun.
*Hong Kong has contacted the World Health Organization for assistance after confirming their first official case of the Zika Virus.
*Microsoft has admitted that a recent Windows 10 update has caused a lot of webcams to stop operating and is working to correct the problem.
*Scientists have confirmed that Proxima Centauri B, the closest star to Earth's sun, has at least 1 potentially habitable planet orbiting it.
*Is the recently discovered galaxy dubbed Dragonfly 44 actually composed of dark matter???*Because of a recent expansion, the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii is now the largest national park on Earth.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*A suicide bomber killed over 50 innocent people and wounding a 100+ more at a wedding in Southern Turkey.
*Terrorists attacked the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul without warning or provocation, killing at least 13 and injuring over 30 innocents.
*Iraqi forces have reclaimed the city of Qayyarah from ISIL.

PASSING PARADE...
*Actress Jacqueline Pagnol (Topaze, Carnaval) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Preeminent jazz harmonica player Jean-Baptiste Frédéric Isidor, Baron "Toots" Thielemans is no longer with us.
*Actor Marvin Kaplan (Alice, Top Cat; It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Former Singapore President S. R. Nathan has passed away.
*Actor Michael Leader (East Enders, Star Wars) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Sir Anthony Jay, co-author of Yes, Minister and Yes, Prime Minister, is no longer with us.
*Actor Steven Hill (the original Mission: Impossible, Law and Order) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts has passed away.

MEANWHILE...
*President Barack Obama has expanded the Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument off the coast of Hawaii, officially making it the largest national park on Earth.
*For better or worse, the argument continues over who can use what bathroom.ELSEWHERE...
*The United States and South Korea have started their annual joint military exercises in that region, despite North Korea's warning of nuclear attack against them if the exercises commenced.
*Since when does a Bingo Hall also serve as an armory???

For more news at any time, either scroll down to our ELSEWHERE feature at the bottom of your screen or visit any other reputable news source.

TRIVIA TIME
What is the difference between cement and concrete?
Gravel. Concrete has it, cement doesn't.

ADD A LETTER NEW GAME!
You're building a word, one letter at a time, based upon the clues below.

The number of the clue indicates how many letters should be in your answer. No letter shuffling required.
Ready?

01. Pick a letter. If you pick the correct one, you're on your way to solving this puzzle.
F
02. Add a letter so it now becomes a member of the USA.
F + L = FL, the postal abbreviation for Florida.
03. Now the word is the name of a famous sitcom character.
FL + O = FLO, the original Southern waitress from the show Alice.
04. We have reached the end, and another word for circulate.
FLO + W = FLOW.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

*Just how much would Russian President Vladimir Putin like to see Donald Trump elected the next President of the United States???
*China has successfully launched QUESS, the world's first quantum communications satellite.
*Edgar Lundu has been re-elected President of Zambia.
*Fiji has decided to not change their national flag after winning Olympics Gold in Men's Rugby.
*The Hybrid Air Vehicle HAV 304, aka the Airlander 10, has completed its maiden voyage.
*Among the stars of the 2016 Summer Olympics are Usain Bolt, Michael Phelps, and Wayde van Neikerk; with athletes leading for the United States (109), China (67), Great Britain (63), Russia (49) and Germany (39) entering August 20th's events.

TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*Twitter has announced over 235,000 terrorist linked accounts have been suspended.
*Bombs are still the weapon of choice for another week of attacks on civilian targets.

PASSING PARADE...
*Actor Kenny Baker (Star Wars, Flash Gordon, Time Bandits) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Keyboardist James Woolley (Nine Inch Nails) is no longer with us.
*Actor Fyvush Finkel (Picket Fences, Boston Public) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Noted Jazz musician Bobby Hutcherson has passed away.
*Author Solange Fasquelle is no longer with us.
*Movie director Arthur Hiller (Love Story, The In-Laws) has passed away.
*Actor Jack Riley (the original Bob Newhart Show, High Anxiety) has taken his last bow on life's stage.

FUN FACT
The date listed for a full moon on any calendar is actually the middle of the 3 night event, when the moon is at its brightest in relation to reflecting sunlight from our sun towards Earth.

TRIVIA TIME
What is the difference between cement and concrete?

ADD A LETTER NEW GAME!
You're building a word, one letter at a time, based upon the clues below.
The number of the clue indicates how many letters should be in your answer. No letter shuffling required.
Ready?

01. Pick a letter. If you pick the correct one, you're on your way to solving this puzzle.
02. Add a letter so it now becomes a member of the USA.
03. Now the word is the name of a famous sitcom character.
04. We have reached the end, and another word for circulate.

Saturday, August 13, 2016

AUGUST 14th MARKS THE 75th ANNIVERSARY OF THE ATLANTIC CHARTER.PAKISTAN CELEBRATES ITS INDEPENDENCE DAY AUGUST 14th.

M&Ms CELEBRATE THEIR 75th ANNIVERSARY THIS YEAR.

AMONGST EVENTS AROUND THE WORLD THIS PAST WEEK...

*Even if it is just a "test", Japan has warned North Korea that they will shoot down any missiles that violate their air space.
*Whether or not he even wins the 2016 Presidential election, the Philippines is considering a measure that would prevent Donald Trump from ever entering their country because of recent comments in regards to their people.
*Russia claims to have stopped two different attempts by Ukrainian forces to enter Crimea.
*Brazil intends to put suspended President Dilma Rousseff on trial for breaking budget laws.
*The 2016 Summer Paralympics, which will be held in Rio after the conclusion of the Summer International Olympics, has announced that NO Russian athletes will be allowed to compete due to that country's attempts to avoid drug tests.
*Scientists have named the Greenland Shark as the longest living vertebrate.
*Entering the August 13 competitions, the top three competing countries have seen their athletes earn 52 medals for the United States, 39 for China, and 24 for Great Britain at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio.TERRIBLE TERRORIST ACTIVITIES...
*A suicide bomber took over 70 innocent lives in a Pakistan attack.
*ISIL forces are claiming responsibility for the Charleroi Machete attack.
*ISIL representatives claim they WILL attack the 2016 Miss Universe pageant if it is held in the Philippines.
*Bombs are still seem to be the weapon of choice for terrorists this past week.

PASSING PARADE...
*Actress Sagan Lewis (Saint Elsewhere, Homicide: Life on the Streets) has taken her last bow on life's stage.
*Folk singer Glenn Yarbrough ("Baby the Rain Must Fall") is no longer with us.
*Actor Barry Jenner (Star Trek: Deep Space 9, Dallas) has taken his last bow on life's stage.
*Noted Blues, Soul, and Gospel singer Ruby Wilson has passed away.

FUN FACT
Adding 32 to the number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds will give you the current temperature, but this only works in fair or better weather, since crickets don't like late fall or winter.

COMMON BONDS
The items in each subset below have something in common.
Do you know what it is?
01. {Birthdays, Crabs}
02. {Ovens, Uncles}

TRIVIA TIME
Considering how long the game in all its various incarnations has been around, do you know what POKEMON stands for?

We'll reveal all next weekend. But for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results of our Countries Quiz from the August 6, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

Something a specific country if famous for is listed below. Can you name the country?

01. Big Ben = England
02. The Eiffel Tower = France
03. The Maple Leaf = Canada, it's on their flag
04. Yosemite National Park = The United States of America
05. Cristo Redentor = The Christ the Redemer statue is in Brazil
06. The Wallace Monument = Scotland
07. Augusta Raurica = This is a famous landmark of Roman origin in Switzerland
08. La Gioconda = Better known as the Mona Lisa by Leonardo daVinci, in Italy
09. Kaiju Eiga = Monster movies, from Japan
10. The Picos de Europa = Spain

Sunday, August 7, 2016

I was once told by a “friend” that if I was a season, I would have to be summer, because allegedly I have no class.
I let that insult roll off me like rain on a dragon’s back.
Similar to rain off a duck’s back. You get the idea.

But the truth is that it’s still the middle of summer.
I’m still off from Dragon School until after Labor Day, so I’m just kicking back and relaxing like any other young kid would.

Life is too short to let someone else decide how you are going to waste it.
Not that I am “wasting” it.
I read, a lot.
Color in my books, and am getting quite good at staying inside the lines.
When I want to.
I play a lot too.
Get into trouble sometimes as well.
Unfortunately.

Procrastination sometimes can be really a good thing. There is always something to do tomorrow and nothing to do today. At least from my point of view.
Some people try to cram a whole vacation into one day.
WHY?
Life is to live and enjoy.
It’d be nice to have more vacations and less work, but then nothing would get done. No one would earn any money to pay their bills, buy food, Belgosian Dark Chocolate…

{drool}
Sorry. Got off on a tangent there for a moment.
They should mark those things better.
Anyway, I know people can’t kick back and relax more like they’d want to.
Too many responsibilities, and too many people already out there reminding them of that fact.
I think most of them are called Bosses.
But besides enjoying life, you should also enjoy your rest too.
When you don’t have to work, spend some time with yourself, your mate,
your children, whatever.
Don’t stress out over what to do next.
Just be.

And on that note, have a great week everybody and please be back with us next weekend for more Sunday Funnies.—wd.

FUN FACT
It is actually against the law to run out of gas in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.

With the Olympics underway in Rio, let's see how familiar you are with the world at large by taking this simple quiz.
Something related to a specific country is listed below.
All you have to do is name the country. Ready?
NOTE: Not every country is participating, since we only needed 10 for the quiz.
01. Big Ben
02. The Eiffel Tower
03. The Maple Leaf
04. Yosemite National Park
05. Cristo Redentor
06. The Wallace Monument
07. Augusta Raurica
08. La Gioconda
09. Kaiju Eiga
10. The Picos de Europa

We'll reveal all next weekend, but for now, let's open up THE ANSWERS BOX and discover the results from the July 30, 2016 Puzzle Corner.

WHAT'S THAT SONG?
The line from a song is below. Can you identify the song?

♫But the hardest thing I ever do is watch my leading ladies
kiss some other guy while I'm bandaging my knee.♫

"The Unknown Stuntman" aka the theme from The Fall Guy (1981-1986), sung by Lee Majors.

TRIVIA TIME
What vehicles actually debuted during 1966's Batman: The Movie that had not previously appeared on the television show?
The Bat Boat, the Bat Copter, and the Bat Cycle, with Robin having his own sidecar.
From season 2 to the end of the series, the Boat and Copter only appeared in film clips. The Bat Cycle and Batgirl's motorcycle in Season 3 were live and active.

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